Schools & Colleges
Researchers Receive $3M Grant to Study How Yoga Helps People with Chronic Low Back Pain
UConn researchers Angela Starkweather and Crystal Park are turning their attention to some of the non-pharmacological methods for pain treatment — specifically, studying how yoga helps individuals with chronic low back pain.
UConn Researchers Collaborate with Ovid Therapeutics on Genetic Therapy for Angelman Syndrome
UConn researchers Stormy Chamberlain and Noelle Germain are working with biopharmaceutical company Ovid Therapeutics Inc. on a promising therapy for a rare genetic condition.
Tip of the Iceberg: The Oral-Overall Health Link
The interprofessional nature of the education and research at the UConn School of Dental Medicine is part of a growing trend to better prepare every member of the health care team to treat the overall health of the patient.
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Hanna Englander ’21 (CLAS)
A rising senior is spending her summer investigating how bacterial persisters survive lethal antibiotic treatments and contribute to infection relapse.
UConn Magazine: Staying Well
Staying well means staying on the move — even when you’re stuck at home, says exercise guru Emily Abbate ’10 (CLAS).
Exploring the Effects of Social Isolation on Couples During a Pandemic
A UConn researcher is part of an effort to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way couples communicate and stay healthy.
Meet graduate student Danielle Tanzer
Danielle Tanzer loves everything about the forest—whether she’s out hiking or collecting data for research. As a master’s student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, she is most interested in ecosystem disturbances such as invasive plants, insects and drought. She credits her mom with instilling a love of nature and her dad […]
NSF funds study of COVID-19 effects on underrepresented STEM students
The COVID pandemic has affected college students worldwide, particularly those from lower socio–economic backgrounds. This issue is such a high priority that the National Science Foundation has provided grants for research projects relating to effects of COVID-19 on education. Concerned that STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) students might fall through the cracks during this […]
UConn Health Minute: Beating Back Pain
Most people suffer from neck or back pain at some point in their lives. UConn Health’s Comprehensive Spine Center offers patients a variety of treatment options thanks to its multidisciplinary approach.
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Malachi Bridges ’21 (CLAS)
Malachi Bridges '21 (CLAS) is spending the summer researching racial disparities in rates of home ownership.